"Donald Trump has, for years, used legal threats and lawsuits to pressure news companies who put out coverage he does not like. After his return to power, a string of US broadcasters and tech firms have paid tens of millions of dollars to settle such cases. The president has now gone global with this campaign, crossing the pond to threaten the BBC with a $1bn lawsuit over an episode of the Panorama documentary program that aired more than a year ago."
"A lawyer representing Trump accused the BBC of defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements in stitching together Trump's comments from his January 6 speech in Washington DC to make it sound like he was encouraging his supporters to fight like hell at the US Capitol, hours before a deadly insurrection unfolded. Already, two top BBC executives have resigned over the controversy."
"A lawyer for Trump said the BBC's broadcast has caused Trump overwhelming financial and reputational harm and suggested it violated Florida law even though BBC iPlayer, the main streaming platform that carries Panorama, and BBC One, the main TV channel that broadcasts it, are not available in the US. The BBC has said it will review the correspondence from Trump's legal team and respond directly in due course."
Donald Trump has long used legal threats and lawsuits to pressure news organizations. Since his return to the presidency, several US broadcasters and tech firms have paid tens of millions of dollars to settle cases. The campaign expanded internationally with a threatened $1bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama episode. Trump's lawyer alleges the BBC stitched together January 6 comments to imply he encouraged supporters to 'fight like hell', causing overwhelming financial and reputational harm and invoking Florida law despite BBC platforms not being available in the US. Two top BBC executives resigned. Several companies settled since his reelection while holding business before the administration.
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